Triq Santu Rokku, Birkirkara: planning intelligence
27 applications on record: 15 granted, 0 refused, 3 pending (100% of decided granted). Granted buildings are typically 2 floors. 5 residential units granted. 6 new in the last 12 months.
What the local plan allows
Official height limit (2006 local plan, map BKM4): 2 Floors, an overall height of 11.40 m (12.30 m with a basement, 13.50 m with a semi-basement) under the PA's interpretation of height limitation along 90% of the street.
The 2006 local plan limit here is 2 floors; granted buildings are typically 2 floors.
Height precedents
- PA/00459/25 Birkirkara: Proposed extension at first floor level to existing dwelling. Proposal includes also minor demolition works and the sanctioning of site extents due updated surv
- PA/02344/26 Birkirkara: To demolish existing townhouse, excavate basement garage with underlying reservoir and construct new townhouse with underlying garage.
What the planning files say
Pending now
- PA/01949/26 Birkirkara: Alterations to existing townhouse including new common area and lift and construction of apartment 2 (duplex unit) on current airspace.
- PA/07462/23 Birkirkara: Conversion of dilapidated store rooms (pre-1968) to a one bedroom ground floor maisonette, to carry out internal alterations and additions consisting of demolis
- PA/04850/23 Birkirkara: Change of use from residential palazzo to a Class 3B hotel, housing a total of 38 rooms. To construct pool and extension to existing palazzo in back plot. Said
Latest applications on Triq Santu Rokku
- PA/02344/26 Birkirkara: To demolish existing townhouse, excavate basement garage with underlying reservoir and construct new townhouse with underlying garage.
- PA/01949/26 Birkirkara: Alterations to existing townhouse including new common area and lift and construction of apartment 2 (duplex unit) on current airspace.
- PA/01684/26 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of internal alterations from approved DN/01325/16.
- PA/01170/26 Birkirkara: Proposed internal alterations to PA/02342/25 and extension of washroom at roof level.
- PA/00949/26 Birkirkara: The proposal seeks to sanction the property as built.
- PA/00332/26 Birkirkara: Internal alterations at basement level, extension at ground floor and first floor levels comprising one bedroom and domestic store.
- PA/05019/25 Birkirkara: Proposed sanctioning of pv panels, removal of railing on façade and extension of facade height to screen proposed pv panels.
- PA/04146/25 Birkirkara: Sanctioning of fence installed at roof level.
- PA/02342/25 Birkirkara: To affect internal and external alterations to pre-1967 building including restoration to facade at first floor level of same building.
- PA/01847/25 Birkirkara: To renew application PA/8319/19 - Proposed extension of washroom at roof level.
- PA/00459/25 Birkirkara: Proposed extension at first floor level to existing dwelling. Proposal includes also minor demolition works and the sanctioning of site extents due updated surv
- PA/00282/25 Birkirkara: Alterations to existing pre-1968 dwelling at facade to create a private car garage. Alterations at ground and first floor and extension at ground and first floo
- PA/06173/24 Birkirkara: Proposed sanctioning of the replacement of degraded balustrades at roof level from DN/0940/16.
- PA/04800/24 Birkirkara: To sanction variations and additions to PA00442/03, including the replacement of existing wrought iron gate by timber door and the horizontal laying of unsancti
- PA/00254/24 Birkirkara: To sanction restoration of facade in UCA.
- PA/07462/23 Birkirkara: Conversion of dilapidated store rooms (pre-1968) to a one bedroom ground floor maisonette, to carry out internal alterations and additions consisting of demolis
- PA/07445/23 Birkirkara: To sanction existing building as built originally approved in PB 2101-78 and proposed minor internal and external alterations to existing maisonette as well as
- PA/07331/23 Birkirkara: Additions to town house consisting in partial roofing over of yard at ground floor; addition of bathroom and washroom at first floor, addition of en-suite bathr
- PA/04850/23 Birkirkara: Change of use from residential palazzo to a Class 3B hotel, housing a total of 38 rooms. To construct pool and extension to existing palazzo in back plot. Said
- PA/03681/23 Birkirkara: To renew PA1087/07. Demolition of existing building and construction of garages and apartments.
- PA/02944/23 Birkirkara: To dismantle and rebuild the arches and flagstones at the ground floor level, at a higher level that corresponds with the predominant levels of the house. To di
- PA/02743/23 Birkirkara: Proposed internal alterations to townhouse, mainly amendments to partition walls, demolition of concrete staircase to be replaced by spiral staircase, demolitio
- PA/02082/23 Birkirkara: Renewal of PA95/16; Partial demolition, internal and external alterations, replacement of ceilings and partial reconstruction of existing garigor. Construction
- PA/03282/22 Birkirkara: Extension of site area from approved permit PA1087/07, redesign of the unit layouts , number of dwellings and garages yet keeping the same approved facade heigh
- PA/00819/22 Birkirkara: Alterations and extension to dwelling.
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